New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-12

hcrn dma in a corner against tho ,rir walt divid
ing tho properties. Tho office OF the wooden case
ana the intention of the two ruliiansw we had sur,
prised were now only too apparent iiolIanu
whi>tled softly when the discovery was maze.
aBy Joyc this Is serious business, he al
Here Wills Henderson, and you, Watson, away
of round the terraces and keep sharp lookout Tor
We retnrnsd to the hous-. The horrible nature
of the trans action had distnrbe kept me silent
Had the two men completed their nights Work
without interference; dasaraIy acs ,.guad nero e
ave no doubt doctor he said they've got
safely away. But I've been irving to think how
they could possibly get into the house. III take
INV oath there was no one in it yesterday when we
Went through it together and yet tonight they get
puzzline and " ant to solve tlie mystery.
them st all w i nos Sster 90 np
there nowi' We proceeded TO the top OF the huge
house. In ons of the rooms we found that part OF
the wall had been removed. giving an entrance to
VI" aT I'1 accounts for it, remarked Holland
quietly. "Tho house alongSde seemed very quiet
one, fancied. But | thought you were positive Of
tho house, doctor" he added dryly.,
Well, so was till saw 1t couldn't have been
tenanted. and even then the dog strengthened my
q By the way, we have never seen that dog again.
II must have belonged to tho last occupier OF this
q / think that must be tho EXPLANATION, although
It must have been in the other house saw It,"
@Weli, we'll. We've explained everything now
and no mistake" said Holland grizzly and, turn.
ing TO the oil ceman who had entered the room at
enf heels You 20 down to the house on the right,
and get inf you can. le1pect you won't manage
The policeman disappeared, obedlent to the order
of his SUPERIOR and We orept through the hole into
the adjoining building. The garret apartment we we
appearances been used for tho storage of lumber
and was full of odds and ends OF furniture. The
rafting of the door-bell away down below was
distinctIv audible in the stiffness OF the pight
where we stood. Hollands assistant coon came
,Sst hi. proIonSed rim ginr of the hell had brought
no response no one seeming to he in the place
sThen we had better explore" decided Holland
and we commenced to ransack the house. which
was in all details as regards accommoi ation, the
counterpart of that alongside Ia which Holland
and ! had been so long confined. There was every
of wealth The furniture. il not all of recent date,
was substantial and costly pictures hung upon the
;,One bedroom had no hesitation in recognizing
as that in which had been strang cly introduced
to ray patient. The furnishings of the apartment
n spkets and sheets dragged from the bed and
fyirg in bundles the floor tn carpet RULED,
and 0 heap of charred papers within the crate.
The disorder was more noticeable IN THIS chamber
thar in any otner in the house. and as gazcd
r.nnd on the dssrrangemsnt, decided in my own
mind that II crime there was ana mad little douot
of 10 then IL had been committed mere .
leaving everything undisturbed, and statoning
two policemen In charge. we reiraced our steps to
tho box. which was opened by, my order AS had
thong IL contained the body OF woman, ana,
oddly enough, could perceive no odor on remov-
Ing the lid such as would indicate decomposition,
from which was forced TO con- lude that death naa
little as, debated, had the woman been dead wheh
saw her tho bed. decomposition must OF neces-
woman then been dead when | was shown into the
The body was rolled In a bed sheet and looked
marble-white There was now no hair on tho
lin
woman who could lay claim to considerable
share Of beauty OF not more than twentEIif ha
hospital mortuary, where ii won ID undergo the Gus
tpniary post-nOrtem examination ana III now
day's exeriions. left Holland aud his men, return.
ing home to obtain some much-needed repose
V.
Early on the forenoon OF the following day set
out for tho hospital. IL would bs WIN more tnan
ordinary interest that ! would assist IN the exami
nation Of the body we had captured. had no am
Guilty In being put on the WORK indeed. my irlohu
Allgreave the hospital DOCTOR invited my eo-opera-
DOMINIC white overas, to save our own clothes
from possible stains, we entered that part OIL tho
hospital buildings devoted to the storing and ex-
amin alton of tho dead-in other words, the mortu
ary and dsssc.ing theatre. l had become lhnred
10 the peculiar sckening odors that hung around
the long low-ccilcd chambers.
The room in which the body was disposed was a
large one and contained quite number OF diSsect
| ing tables each with its ledge on every SIDE ana
| n,rforai ed with numberless draining holes com
municatiug with the receptaces heneath. hngreaVc
| and | alone, and. AS was our habt, VIC per
| formed Dur work in silence We moved inc nohy
on 10 a table close to the window TO have tho BEN
| efit of the better light.
! NV companion then turned down inc coth 20 az, as
TO uncover the woman's face. lie looked at " ior
some seconds. Ii OF the same delicate marOley
hue which had before struck me.
| al say, Ambrose" at last he remarked in per-
nIered tone this body is quite fresh. IL seems
| not to have been dead an hour" | had taken the
| hand of the womsn-a small. shapely 1iabaster-
! fad IL rigid instead OF Haccid aud relaxed. ALI
greave following up one of HIS tests TO ascerah the
length Of tine that, hac passed since death ana
with the look Of bewilderment still on his mobile
face administered a resonant slap TO tho side oil inc
head, the effect of which was to cause me to drop
the wrist / grasped with a start The puise IT
seemed to me had beat-n in response TO the 81 p.
though held the hand liste.sly i'll my own palm
Agreave noticing my amazege5n and my SUD
aWhv." / replied, reckoning to the arm in -ques.
tion when you gave that blow with yodr hand
just now, faDcied tie pnlse throbbel. a.. -,
"You don't say so u and az ne spoke ilash OF
INTEL yence replaced the doubtful look that his
face had worn since we entered. lie raised his OK
Scanned the face of the infexible form extended
before u.s. After making effort to bend the SIT Il
elbow he spoke ana tmr q mhSos. heps
something wrong. Pm not sure that she's dead
looked at him in as.onshment.
"What do you mean. Ailgreave y asked.
DO you remark the absence OF smell ~ was his
rejonder.
al did. To-day and also last night. and 1t sur
prissd me very much; but added, 81 never
doubted that she was not dead
"Dd you note the muscular rigidity Of the
limbs !" he vent on they refuse to yield even t.
harsh treatment"
"Yes"I aged fWhcn frat entered the scls
chamber as think / told you. was struck with
the severe outline of the patient on the bed, al
thou Oh she was entirely covered then"
81 don't think she's dead" he answered quietly
Again he subjected the forul 10 searching observa
ton making use of those inuumerab!e and smpl,
tests that seem to with experience, hat which
for the most part. then unknown TO me-.
was like cypher beside Agreave Ibis knowledge
was 30 extensive.
"We'll try the battery" he decided aftsr a shor
pause of Hesitation, an unusual thing with him
and he produced IL dmnutive case enclosing
small electrical apparatus for medical use. Thu
BODY was gently eased on the table 10 asttin!
posture although the bending of the muscles was
no asy task and the current sent into the small oil
| the hack at the lumbar vertebrG. The Immediate